Cameroon has re-opened 40 schools on its northern border with Nigeria that were sealed four years ago because of threats from Boko Haram insurgents.
Cameroon Reopens Schools Threatened by Boko Haram
![Hundreds turn out for the reopening of a government school in Limani, Cameroon. (M.E. Kinzeka/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/16EF9E69-63C3-4879-80FF-DBBA3813AB36_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hundreds turn out for the reopening of a government school in Limani, Cameroon. (M.E. Kinzeka/VOA)
![Children line up to enroll at school in Fotokol, Cameroon. (M.E. Kinzeka/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/B4CD6627-0F7C-4300-BF6F-777BDBD24246_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Children line up to enroll at school in Fotokol, Cameroon. (M.E. Kinzeka/VOA)
![Children are seen sitting on the floor of their school in Fotokol, Cameroon. (M.E. Kinzeka/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/97384513-1577-4F7F-BCE9-00FE05505E89_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Children are seen sitting on the floor of their school in Fotokol, Cameroon. (M.E. Kinzeka/VOA)
![Members of self-defense groups are seen guarding a school at Fotokol, Cameroon. (M.E. Kinzeka/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/4B27A3C3-3451-49D4-97B0-D570D6312C0F_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of self-defense groups are seen guarding a school at Fotokol, Cameroon. (M.E. Kinzeka/VOA)